Class I malocclusion pt. with high over bite and diastema he came to your clinic to correct the diastema what's to do:
1- correct the over bite first ***
2- correct the diastema.
EXAMPLES OF MALOCCLUSIONS CLASS 1 TREATMENTS:
One of the aims of treatment of a majority of orthodontic treatments is to attempt to obtain or approach an occlusion having the characteristics of a "class 1" occlusion, since such an arrangement of teeth usually represents the best balance. can allow to have an occlusion that will be functional, optimal, ideal and normal. Thus, when it is possible and the good conditions are present (growth, patient cooperation, quality dentition and periodontium, etc.) we try to "convert" the class 2 and class 3 malocclusions into occlusion with the most possible characteristics of a "class 1) ... (but this is a very simplified explanations of orthodontic treatment goals).It would therefore be logical to think that when the relationship of the posterior teeth is already in class 1 at the beginning of a treatment, the orthodontic treatment will be simpler than if this relationship were a class 2 or 3. In theory, this is often the case, but there are always exceptions because the "classification" (1, 2 or 3) of a malocclusion is only one of many aspects to consider in the evaluation of an occlusion. It is true that most of the time it is easier and faster to correct a "class 1" than other types of malocclusions. Such treatments can often be very fast, spectacular and effective. There is also the other end of the spectrum where classes 1 are so complex as to require dental extractions and orthognathic surgeries because of asymmetries, severe lack of space, significant skeletal imbalance, and so on.
This section aims to show various cases of malocclusions class 1 treated in orthodontics. Most of these cases are simple. Some cases are very simple and could be corrected in just a few months. Sometimes the motivation of the patient was aesthetic but it was often functional. Other more complex cases may have required extractions, much longer treatment and even orthognathic surgery.
The term malocclusion means a bad relationship or disposition of the teeth compared to normal. There are a multitude of forms of malocclusion just as one could say that there are a multitude of different faces. It therefore becomes important to group by characteristics these deviations from the normal.
The terms "class I", "class II" and "class III" define the skeletal relationship of the lower jaw with respect to the upper jaw in the anteroposterior (front-to-back) direction.
Class I:
The class I relationship means a normal relationship between the 2 jaws. There is no anteroposterior shift. Learn more about class I malocclusion.Class II:
The class II relationship means that the lower jaw is shifted backwards relative to the upper jaw. Learn more about class II malocclusion.Class III:
The class III relationship means that the lower jaw is shifted forward relative to the upper jaw. Learn more about class III malocclusion.These terms are therefore not a severity index (Class III would be more serious than Class II which would be more serious than Class I). Rather, it is a directional index: no shift in class I, rearward shift in class II and forward shift in class III.